8548.00: Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter

1. 8548 00 20 00 Memories in multicombinational forms such as stack d-rams and modules Free
2. 8548 00 30 00 Light-emitting diode (led) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more leds, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (lcds) Free
3. 8548 00 90 00 Other Free
4. 8548 00 90 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Free
5. Other Free
6. 8548 00 90 41 Unit, consisting of a resonator operating within a frequency range of 1.8 mhz or more but not more than 40 mhz and a capacitor, contained in a housing Free
7. 8548 00 90 43 Contact image sensor Free
8. 8548 00 90 45 Electromagnetic interference filter designed to eliminate conducted electromagnetic interference from a power line, -with a rated voltage of 250 v ac, -with a rated current of not more than 15 a, -with an operating frequency of 50/60 hz, -with a dielectric strength of 1500v ac for 1 minute, -containing a bleeder resistor with a resistance of 470 kω, -containing three varistors: one with rated voltage of 680 v, one of 910 v and one of 1800 v, each ±10%, -mounted with an m8 screw with an average breaking force of 93 kgf/cm Free
9. 8548 00 90 48 Optical unit, containing at least - a laser diode and a photodiode operating at a typical wavelength of 635 nm or more but not more than 815 nm - an optical lens - a "recording photodetector integrated circuit" (pdic) - a focussing and tracking actuator Free
10. 8548 00 90 99 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£53m+57.6% · previous 12 months

Average import price£15.57 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£24.7m	46.5%	+137.4%
United States	£6.8m	12.9%	+23%
Germany	£3.4m	6.5%	+92.7%
Taiwan	£2.3m	4.3%	+9.4%
Thailand	£2.2m	4.1%	+181.4%
Ireland	£2m	3.8%	-7.3%
France	£1.9m	3.5%	+46.5%
Czechia	£1.5m	2.9%	+118.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 0.9% Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Brazil 12.6% – 14.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 13.5% Argentina 12.6% – 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 14.3% Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 0.8% GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free – 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5.5% Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$1.2bn	32.6%
2	Japan	US$593m	16.1%
3	United States	US$225m	6.1%
4	Germany	US$184m	5%
5	Thailand	US$173m	4.7%
6	Taiwan	US$139m	3.8%
7	South Korea	US$106m	2.9%
8	Mexico	US$105m	2.8%
9	Netherlands	US$84m	2.3%
10	Vietnam	US$84m	2.3%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Hong Kong SAR China	US$600m	16.3%
2	China	US$478m	13%
3	United States	US$331m	9%
4	Mexico	US$253m	6.9%
5	Vietnam	US$249m	6.8%
6	Germany	US$195m	5.3%
7	Malaysia	US$135m	3.7%
8	Thailand	US$115m	3.1%
9	Netherlands	US$114m	3.1%
10	Taiwan	US$103m	2.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 91

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 5%median duty
• 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Bermuda

91

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Armenia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Australia	0%		2023
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina	10%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
China	6.7%	0% – 8%	2023
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Dominican Republic	20%		2023
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
European Union (27 countries)	0.9%	0% – 2.7%	2023
French Polynesia	6%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Ghana	10%		2023
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	0%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Jamaica	5%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	5%		2023
Kazakhstan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kuwait	5%		2023
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mongolia	5%		2023
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Namibia	0%		2023
Nepal	15%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	6.7%	0% – 10%	2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	20%		2023
Panama	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Philippines	5%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Rwanda	10%		2023
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	4%	0% – 8%	2023
Sri Lanka	20%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Switzerland	1.9%*	1.5% – 2.4%	2023
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Türkiye	2%	0% – 2.7%	2023
Uganda	10%		2023
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Vietnam	0%		2023
Zambia	15%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

77813 Waste & scrap of primary cells, primary batteries & electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries & spent electric accumulators; electrical parts of machinery/apparatus, n.e.s.

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 2111

CPC 2.1 product

46960 Parts for the goods of subclasses 46910, 46921 and 46929; electrical parts n.e.c. of machinery or apparatus

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2630 Manufacture of communication equipment

2740 Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment

2930 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

1. Tariff change 21 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 103 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

2. Tariff change 8 September 2026

   Update to VATZ Coverage – 8 September 2026

   Trade Tariff news 8315 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

3. Suspension 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 16 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1463 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

4. Other 30 June 2026

   Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

5. Other 19 May 2026

   Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

6. Sanctions 30 January 2026 · Applies from: 12 January 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/271 of 29 January 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region

   CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8548.90.

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